International Commission of Jurists

Tunisia: Funds of the Arab Institute for Human Rights frozen

Aug 8, 2005

The Tunisian authorities have used anti-terror and money laundering legislation to freeze the funds of the Arab Institute for Human Rights. Human rights organizations fear that this move, which has led to the Institute suspending its activities, was aimed at Khemais...

Freedom of the media under threat in the war on terrorism

Jun 8, 2005

The International Federation of Journalists and Statewatch launched a report entitled “Journalism, Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism”. The report analyses current policies and the impact of counter-terrorism measures in 20 countries....

New report on counter-terrorism and EU criminal law

Jun 8, 2005

On 8 April, the Dutch Section of the ICJ (Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten – NJCM) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a high-level conference on “fighting terrorism with human rights”. It discussed key legal challenges to the Dutch legal order,...

Increasing pressure to close down Guantánamo

Jun 8, 2005

Pressure on the US Government to close the detention centre at Guantánamo Bay is increasing. Criticism has been recently expressed by former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Several human rights organizations such as Amnesty International and the Center...
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